Photos: Former Friends stars try to recreate TV glory

08.07.2012

Matthew Perry: Go On. The show premieres on NBC Wednesday night and stars Perry as a sportscaster who joins a support group after the death of his wife. Comedy gold?

Matthew Perry: Mr Sunshine. Low ratings doomed this comedy to just one season on ABC. Perry starred as Ben Donovan, the manager of a second-tier arena in San Diego. Allison Janney played his unpredictable boss.Submitted photo
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Matthew Perry (again): Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. This Aaron Sorkin-created show that took viewers behind the scenes of a fictional sketch comedy series had the unfortunate luck to premiere at the same time as 30 Rock -- a much funnier series with almost the exact same premise. It lasted just one season.handout
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Lisa Kudrow: The Comeback. It might have been just a bit too meta to work. Another one-season wonder, The Comeback starred Kudrow as Valerie Cherish, a former sitcom star trying to reboot her career. Spoiler alert: The plan doesn't work -- for Cherish or Kudrow.handout
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Lisa Kudrow: Web Therapy. It hasn't gotten a lot of press, but Kudrow's latest show actually made it to a second season, now airing on Showtime. Web Therapy began as an online series about a therapist giving advice via three-minute webcam appointments, but successfully made the jump to the small screen in 2011. Former co-stars David Schwimmer and Courteney Cox have both made guest appearances.handout
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Courteney Cox: Cougar Town. The show's premise is entirely as advertised in its title: Cox stars as a recently divorced woman returning to the dating scene. Popular -- or ridiculous -- enough to become a running joke on Community, Cougar Town lasted three seasons on ABC before being rescued by cable network TBS, which has ordered a fourth.

Courteney Cox: Dirt. This was a show that lived up to his name. The FX show starred Cox as the editor of a glossy tabloid magazine. It wasn't a favourite with critics but managed to secure a truncated second season before the 2007-2008 writers' strike, but then was sunk by low ratings.handout
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Matt LeBlanc: Episodes. This one isn't much of a stretch for LeBlanc -- he plays himself in the show -- but it has secured a second season and not-completely terrible reviews from critics. The series features a British couple trying to remake their hit show for an American audience; LeBlanc is the big-name star forced upon them.

Matt LeBlanc: Joey. Only slightly more of an acting challenge than playing himself, this spinoff bomb starred LeBlanc as his beloved Friends character Joey Tribbiani and lasted a surprising two seasons. This critical disaster followed Joey as he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting dreams.handout
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When it comes to gift giving, they say it’s the thought that counts. But many are wondering if Mayor Drew Dilkens was thinking at all when he gave Olympic superstar Michael Phelps — whose battles with booze are well known — a big bottle of Canadian Club whisky.

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